Livestock

Afar region boasts an estimated livestock population, including:

• 2,336,483 CATTLE
• 8,531,082 GOATS
• 4,040,176 SHEEP
• 1,162,311 CAMELS
• 92,941 POULTRY (CSA, 2020)

It is estimated that the pastoral sector contributes significantly, raising 40% of the cattle, 75% of the goats, 30% of the sheep, and 100% of the camels. Pastoral areas make up over 90% of the annual legal exports of live and processed animals.